Second-half goals from defenders Ludwig Augustinsson and Andreas Granqvist, from the penalty spot, plus a comical own goal were reward for a physical display from Sweden, who only made it to Russian Federation by beating Italy in the play-offs.

Mexico's desperate late efforts proved unnecessary, as South Korea gave them a helping hand to the last 16 with their stunning win over Germany.

Sweden, by contrast, look like a side capable of going further - a turnaround for a team that struggled to score in their pre-World Cup games.

With the game fading into injury time and Sweden certain of victory, Mexican fans began to think what was before the game unthinkable - possible elimination.

Alvarez's own goal was the seventh overall of the tournament, the most in World Cup history, breaking the record of six set in 1998.

Jimmy Durmaz, the winger who was racially abused online after giving away the free-kick that led to Germany's victor, is again on the bench for Sweden. In Osorio's case, it was the first time he hadn't altered his starting 11 in consecutive games since he took over in 2015. Carlos Vela also had a pair of close misses.

Needing only a draw to advance, Mexico started tentatively but somehow reached the break on level terms after surviving a Swedish aerial bombardment and a VAR review when Javier Hernandez appeared to handle the ball in his penalty area.

The Swedes went through to the knockout rounds as the unlikely winners of Group F, taking the beaten Mexicans with them.

Sweden didn't panic despite missing early chances to score. The Swedes stayed crisp in their exchanges on offence and it helped them find seams in El Tri's defence. But its aggressive style also bit them, opening up some counterstrike chances for Sweden, which it took advantage of.

Popular news

Brazil beat Serbia to qualify for World Cup last 16
An injury to Marcelo in the early ten minutes of the game was a blow but the Selacao recovered with Neymar in the tick of affairs. As Group E winners , Brazil will now face Mexico in Samara on Monday, with group runners-up Switzerland taking on Sweden in St.

Cup 2018: Egyptian commentator dies after Saudia Arabia loss
Both teams made flawless starts to the World Cup, winning their opening games against Egypt and Saudi Arabia respectively. The same goes for Uruguay , which has scored just two World Cup goals so far, far fewer than they're capable of netting.

Meghan and Harry join Queen for Young Leaders Awards
I have been able to meet other Award winners and learn about the incredible work they are doing across the Commonwealth. The Awards began in 2014 and were launched by Prince William and Prince Harry to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Germany eliminated as Korea Republic stun champions
We are going to clean up, catch up and we have every chance of qualifying on Wednesday for the knockout stage", he added. They become the third consecutive world champion to lose out in the group stage after Italy in 2010 and Spain in 2014.

Trump Threatens Harley-Davidson With Tax Punishment For Move
Trump tweeted that Harley-Davidson had already announced it was closing a Kansas City plant and moving those jobs to Thailand. In 2017, Harley sold almost 40,000 new motorcycles in Europe which accounted for more than 16 percent of the company's sales.

US Asks India To Stop Oil Imports From Iran By November
During the pre-2015 round of sanctions, countries had to demonstrate they were consciously reducing energy imports from Iran . Oil prices on Wednesday did not react strongly as traders had anticipated Washington's move and had largely priced it in.